The new Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Friday with four best-of-three series. Here is a Box-Toppers look at the eight teams competing in the four Wild Card round series.
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Cubs’ Smyly tops players for Friday, Sept. 9; Rays’ Rasmussen tops AL players
Cubs pitcher Drew Smyly is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Smyly struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run (none earned), one hit and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Giants.
Read MorePhillies’ Nola tops players for Thursday, Aug. 25; Rays’ Rasmussen tops AL players
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola pitched a complete-game, five-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking none, in the 4-0 win over the Reds.
Read MoreDodgers’ May tops players for Saturday, Aug. 20; Padres’ Musgrove rises to 6th
Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Wacha tops players for Sunday, Aug. 14; Padres’ Snell tops NL players
Red Sox pitcher Michael Wacha is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wacha struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Pivetta, White Sox’ Garcia top players in Sunday’s pair of AL Division Series games
Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta and Leury Garcia of the White Sox are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Sunday’s pair of American League Division Series games.
Read MoreBraves’ Fried, Dodgers’ Urias top players in Saturday’s pair of NL Division Series games
Braves pitcher Max Fried and Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s pair of National League Division Series games.
Read MoreRangers’ Lyles tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 14; Nationals’ Fedde tops NL players
Rangers pitcher Jordan Lyles is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lyles struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 8-1 win over the Astros.
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